November looks like a killer.. what is that 4 '3 games in 4 nights' one of which is a '4 games in 5 nights' with 5 back to backs. I thought the lock-out was over??

That was my first thought when I glanced over the schedule. There doesn't seem to be a lot of practice time or days off...though maybe it's always been like that and it was only slightly more condensed last season after the lockout.

Last season: 66 games over 123 days - 1.86 games/day

This season: 82 games over 169 days - 2.06 games/day

Probably not the clearest metric to illustrate it, but oh well. It looks like the condensed schedule wasn't as extreme as it was made out to be. But any bit of rest helps.

The worst part about TSN/TSN2 is that they are the only cheap ass sports channel that isn't in HD. If that's not bad enough, they make the Raptors games small and widescreen, so I have to zoom in twice just to make it fill up my HD TV. I hate TSN...

That was my first thought when I glanced over the schedule. There doesn't seem to be a lot of practice time or days off...though maybe it's always been like that and it was only slightly more condensed last season after the lockout.

Last season: 66 games over 123 days - 1.86 games/day

This season: 82 games over 169 days - 2.06 games/day

Probably not the clearest metric to illustrate it, but oh well. It looks like the condensed schedule wasn't as extreme as it was made out to be. But any bit of rest helps.